THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGED. 



course taken by the Challenger may be recorded, with the dates on which the Expedition 

 arrived at, and departed from, the different islands, I transcribe the following extracts from 

 Mr J. Murray's ornithological note-book, adding to each extract the names of the birds, 

 as I have determined them : — 



"The ship arrived off Samboangan on the evening of the 23d October 1874, and 

 sailed again on the morning of the 26th. The species obtained were — 



[Munia jagori. 

 Charadrius fulvus. 

 Corvus philippinus. 



Ixus goiavier. 



Sterna bcrgii.~\ 



"The ship arrived at Ilo-ilo on the 28th [October 1874], at 5 p.m. On the 30th 

 the following birds were shot. These are all from the island opposite the town : — 



[Osmotreron axilla ris. 

 Broderipvs acrorhynchus. 

 Loricuhis 2xtnaycnsis. 

 Entomobia gularis. 

 Sauropatis chloris. 

 Pcla rgopsis giga n tea. 



Cen trococcyx vii -id is. 

 Corvus ph ilippin us. 

 Co ) 'yda 11a lug lib ris. 

 Lalage dorninica. 

 Orthotonus castaneiceps. 

 Arachncchthra jugularis.^ 



"The ship arrived at Manila on the 11th January 1875, and left there on the 14th 

 January. The following two birds were shot from the ship during the stay : — 



[Larus ridibundus. 



Hydroch elide n hybr Ida . ] 



" The ship arrived at Zebu on the 18th January 1875, and left on the 24th. During 

 the stay Pearcey and some of the officers shot the following birds : — 



[Broderipus acrorhynchus. 

 Artamus leucorhyn us. 

 Sauropatis chloris. 

 Haliastur intermedins. 

 Numenivs jiheeopus. 



Demiegretta sacra. 

 Hypsipetis ph ilippinensis. 

 Lanius lucionensis. 

 Merops ph ilippinus.~\ 



"Parties landed on the volcanic island of Camiguin on the 26th January 1875 for a 

 few hours in the afternoon, and the following birds were shot : — 



[Corvus philippinus. 



Calorn is panayensis. 

 Saurojxttis chloris. 



AracJinechthra j ugularis. 

 Tringoides hypoleueo$.~\ 



